A Survey And Analysis On The Endowment Intention Of The Elderly In The Three Provinces Of Northeast Of China

Objective:This master thesis aims to understand the basic demographic characteristics of the elderly population,including the basic information of residents over 60 years old,health status,economic status,family situation and children and the endowment intention,etc.,and explore the influencing factor of the endowment.The research results of this thesis help the government to develop relevant policies,guide social capital flow,and help provide reference to develop strategy to care the elderly based suitable for local economy.So as to improve the happiness of residents in their later years,reduce the overall burden of the local pension,ease the pressure of social security.Methods:CLASS(Chinese Longitudinal Aging Social Survey)survey using stratified sampling method.This study selected the citizens(over 60 years old)lived in Liaoning,Jilin and Heilongjiang province as the object of study,and through CLASS survey questionnaire obtain the data.The questionnaire survey include: the basic information of the targeted elderly for investigation,socioeconomic status,endowment planning and intention,physical condition,basic information of the elderly’s children.The thesis uses the SPSS22.0 software to establish the database and statistical analysis.In this paper,the use of chi-square test and unconditional logistic regression analysis model,α= 0.05,were used to analyze the effect of each variable when describing the utilization rate and composition ratio of counting data.Result:1.The style of endowment in their own homes is the first choice of the elderly(over 60 years old)lived in the northeastern province(including Liaoning,Jilin and Heilongjiang province)of China and the percentage of the elderly choose endowment in their own home account for all the elderly reached 65.6%.The secondary choice is endowment by their children and the percentage of the elderly choose endowment by their children account for all the elderly reached 26.0%.The percentage of the elderly choose institutions accounted for all the elderly just be 6.0%.2.There have such of factors influence the endowment intention of the elderly,such as gender,urban and rural properties,marital status,age,educational level,economic origin,number of children and daily life.The result of chi-square test show that the effect of these factors on the endowment intention of the elderly had statistical significance(P<0.05).3.Through the study of logistic regression analysis model,urban and rural properties and age had effect on the choice of endowment in their own homes or in the institution made by the elderly.The older elderly lived in rural areas had stronger need for endowment in their own home than the younger elderly lived in urban.Urban and rural properties,marital status,age,economic sources and the number of children had effect on the choice of endowment by their children or endowment in the institution.The older elderly lived in rural,had five children and whose main source of income dependent on their children had stronger need for endowment by their children than the younger elderly lived in urban,less than two children and whose main source of income dependent on other methods.Conclusion:1.The elderly lived in the northeastern province(including Liaoning,Jilin and Heilongjiang province)had stronger need for endowment in their own home or endowment by their children.The elderly choose endowment institutions just like son of a rich family.2.There have such of factors influence the endowment intention of the elderly,such as urban and rural properties,marital status,age,economic origin and number of children.3.The older elderly lived in rural areas had stronger need for endowment in their own home than the younger elderly lived in urban.4.The older elderly lived in rural,had five children and whose main source of income dependent on their children had stronger need for endowment by their children than the younger elderly lived in urban,less than two children and whose main source of income dependent on other methods.